Arranging the music of one song...

Though this is his first ReMix posted here on OCR, Quinn Fox has been mixing game music for awhile now - do check out his site and the other great stuff he has to offer, including several originals. Our first piece from Phantasy Star Online (can you believe it's being ported to the Gamecube? I'm all for cross-platform friendliness but something about Phantasy Star on a Nintendo console gives me the oogies something fierce), this is a short take on the lobby music, breakbeat style, with extensive audio mutations. Layering evolving synth textures on top of breakbeats that are themselves layered, panned, filtered, and otherwise tinkered with, the piece has a very spacious feel to it, never really establishing a central motif but instead acting as a sonic changeling, morphing several times in an ambient beat-sleepwalk, then fading out. I won't over-exaggerate - there is a melody, a bassline, clearly distinguishable musical passages, etc., but Quinn has phased them in and out and surrounded them with clouds of clustered pads and very organic rhythms such that the whole piece sort of breathes - exhales. Very impressionistic, unique, and definitely recommended.

Discussion

Short and sweet, bottom line. Very chilled mix in a strange way.
The kick is very subtle and might use a boost, but I know this is
Quinn's first addition to OCR. It still has a cool lush sound to
it that I heartily enjoy. The drums getting a little repetitive,
but the filtering helps a bit. Cool synth choices that give it an
OCR retro feel. Since the piece is short, there's not much more
to say but good job!

But decent, despite it's length. The grooves are strong with this
one, and though things sound somewhat lofi due to the effects
used, it's still an enjoyable track. The bass is pushed super far
back though and it makes things a bit on the weak side.

Basically I think this would be a lot stronger if it was cleaned
up, the bass was increased, and maybe some additional sections
were added. The source is a good track, but as is, the mix is
good but not great.

Ah man, I remember this one vividly. This was around mid-2002
when I finally listened to all of the ReMixes available. At the
time, this was newly posted, and when I checked it out, I found a
new favorite ReMixer.

In retrospect with Quinn's style, probably heavy on some
looooopz, but Quinn's the best at making any drumloop fit well in
the bigger picture and not seeming slapped on. He really crafts
the rest of the arrangement well, and there was nothing else like
it on OCR.

A brief ReMix, but it definitely got me interested in not only
Quinn's work, but also the Phantasy Star Online soundtracks in
general. And THAT is what a successful arrangement can do.
Old-school hotness. Remember to kick Rob for his evil leadoff
review.

heh I've been longing for a PSO mix but I can't even tell what
song this is. I can faintly here the Lobby theme in some parts
but I guess that's good enough for me. The rest is all sweet
fuzzy noise which I highly enjoyed! Quinn goes a bit too far on
changing around melodies but this is still a great song if you're
not familiar with PSO music

Thanks to all who have checked this out.... it's an older tune,
but I'm glad to see that it holds up moderately well. This mix
was a blast to do about three years ago, and I guess I'm still
slightly proud of it...

This song uses colours I've never heard before, and achieves
eternity in under three minutes. It defies 'music' and reaches
cosmological proportions. It is not music of this Earth, but of
some distant inhabited planet resembling the scapes of Dali, only
with flying cars or something.

The percussion track is a little over the top in terms of
manipulation, but that's quite alright given how magical (in the
mycological sense) this mix is.

Well, being a huge PSO fan I am very bias, but I would like to
express that I think the mix is excellent. I like it because
there is a hidden deeper level that you have to listen closely
to, and it gives me a certain feeling. It's kind of like
listening to someone whisper. Though it's not the greatest remix
I obviously liked it. The problem is, it is too short. It should
have broken out into something more later in the mix. That would
have been sweet, but it's still dece.

My Rating 3.5/5 Short, but sweet. Being a PSO fan, thanks for the
coverage, more please!

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